Journal

Notes from subscription reporting work

Practical writing on churn columns, cohort plates, reconciliation gates, and what belongs in a publisher board pack.

Close view of renewal ledgers with pencil annotations

11 November 2025

Reading Subscription Churn Without Noise

How publishers can separate voluntary cancels, involuntary fails, and plan downgrades before drawing conclusions for the board.

 Warm lamp light over printed cohort grids on dark paper

7 January 2026

Cohort Charts Publishers Actually Use

Which cohort views earn a permanent place in a membership report, and which belong only in deep-dive sessions.

 Two printed export stacks compared beside a brass paperweight

1 March 2026

Reconciling Finance and Membership Exports

A field note on aligning billing system totals with the membership roster before visualization begins.

 Sparse board pack pages with restrained chart layouts

18 May 2026

What Belongs in a Publisher Board Pack

A concise inventory of subscription plates that help a media board, and the clutter that usually distracts.